King James Version

Exodus 28:42

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

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וַעֲשֵׂ֤הvaasehand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a commandH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָהֶם֙lahemtoלָהֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toמִכְנְסֵיmikhnesebreechesמִכְנָסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “breeches”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4370(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)breeches.בָ֔דvadlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.לְכַסּ֖וֹתlekhasotto coverכָּסָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to cover”, the to-form of the verbH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).בְּשַׂ֣רbesarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.עֶרְוָ֑הervahnakednessעֶרְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “nakedness”, the ordinary formH6172nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).מִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmimatenayimfrom loinsמֹתֶןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “from loins”, the ordinary formH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.וְעַדveadand evenעַדconjunction, preposition — “and even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.יְרֵכַ֖יִםyerekhayimsideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “side”, the ordinary formH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.יִהְיֽוּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And make thou for them linen trousers to cover the naked flesh: they are from the loins even unto the thighs;

World English Bible

You shall make them linen pants to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the waist even to the thighs.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make them linen trousers to cover the flesh of nakedness; from the loins even to the hips shall they reach.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also linen breeches, to cover the flesh of their nakedness from the reins to the thighs:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make for them linen drawers to cover the nakedness of their flesh; they shall reach from the loins to the thighs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις αὐτοῖς περισκελῆ λινᾶ καλύψαι ἀσχημοσύνην χρωτὸς αὐτῶν, ἀπὸ ὀσφύος ἕως μηρῶν ἔσται.